A vulnerability in the application CLI of Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain escalated privileges. This vulnerability is due to improper processing of command line arguments to application scripts. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a command on the CLI with malicious options. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain the escalated privileges of the root user on the underlying operating system.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evolved_programmable_network_manager | Cisco | * | 7.1.1 (excluding) |
| Prime_infrastructure | Cisco | * | 3.10.4 (excluding) |
| Prime_infrastructure | Cisco | 3.10.4 (including) | 3.10.4 (including) |
| Prime_infrastructure | Cisco | 3.10.4-update_1 (including) | 3.10.4-update_1 (including) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: